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a yes. She was halfway across the yard when he called,“There’s a sow just farrowed. Eleven, she’s had.”
Jasmine gave a squeal of delight. Newborn piglets!
“Watch out for that old sow, though,” called the farmer.
“And disinfect your boots first,” said Mum. “Here,” she said, taking from the car boot a plastic bucket containing a bottle of disinfectant and a scrubbing brush.
Jasmine took the bucket and filled it from
the tap in the milking parlour. She poured disinfectant in, carried the bucket back to the yard and handed the scrubbing brush to her mother. Mum scrubbed her wellies and passed the brush to Jasmine, who did the same. It was one of those boring jobs that had to be done, like brushing your teeth.“We can’t risk spreading infections between farms,” Mum always said.
Now that her boots were thoroughly 7